Traveling Around the Empire: Iberian Voyages, the Sphere, and the Atlantic Origins of the Scientific Revolution
Traveling Around the Empire: Iberian Voyages, the Sphere, and the Atlantic Origins of the Scientific Revolution By Lino Camprubí Eä – Journal of…
Historian Wins Grant for Study of Medieval Automata
Elly Truitt, Assistant Professor of History at Bryn Mawr College, has received a Scholar’s Award from the National Science Foundation to fund a…
Approaching the Debate on the Subject of Metaphysics from the Later Middle Ages to the Early Modern Age: The Ancient and Medieval Antecedents
Approaching the Debate on the Subject of Metaphysics from the Later Middle Ages to the Early Modern Age: The Ancient and Medieval Antecedents…
In the gardens of Norman Palermo, Sicily (twelfth century A.D.)
In the gardens of Norman Palermo, Sicily (twelfth century A.D.) By Marco Massetti Anthropozoologica, Vol.44:2 (2009) Abstract: This paper is aimed at verifying…
The Irish Astronomical Tract: A Case Study of Scientific Terminology in 14th Century Irish
The extent of astronomical knowledge in medieval Ireland is given specific attention with a review of scholarly works in Latin since the seventh century.
The Development of Hindu-Arabic and Traditional Chinese Arithmetic
The Development of Hindu-Arabic and Traditional Chinese Arithmetic By Lam Lay Yong Chinese Science, Vol.13 (1996) Introduction: Arithmetic is a branch of mathematics…
Cosmos and Eros: Boethius’s Cosmology and Post-Copernican Discoveries
Cosmos and Eros: Boethius’s Cosmology and Post-Copernican Discoveries Kaylor, Noel Harold & Menon, Govind Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 13 (2005)…
Courtly Patronage of Ancient Sciences in Post-Classical Islamic
Courtly Patronage of Ancient Sciences in Post-Classical Islamic By Sonja Brentjes Al-Qanṭara, Vol.29:2 (2008) Abstract: In this paper I study evidence for courtly patronage for…
A Catalan Astronomical Manuscript of the Fifteenth Century: Newberry Library Ayer MS 746
A Catalan Astronomical Manuscript of the Fifteenth Century: Newberry Library Ayer MS 746 Johnston, Mark D. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 1 (1984)…
Chapters on Awakening to the Real : A Song Dynasty Classic of Inner Alchemy Attributed to Zhang Boduan (circa 983-1081)
Chapters on Awakening to the Real : A Song Dynasty Classic of Inner Alchemy Attributed to Zhang Boduan (circa 983-1081) By Paul Crowe…
Fishes and other aquatic species in the Byzantine literature: Classification, terminology and scientific names
Fish was a substantial food item during antiquity and the Middle Ages for the people living around the Mediterranean area, as it is considered of high nutritional value.
When did Islamic science die (and who cares)?
When did Islamic science die (and who cares)? By Jamil Ragep Viewpoint: Newsletter of the British Society for the History of Science, No.85 (2008)…
Aladdin’s Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World
Aladdin’s Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World By John Freely Alfred Knopf, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-307-26534-0 Aladdin’s Lamp is…
Dispelling mathematical doubts. Assessing the mathematical correctness of algorithms in Bhâskara’s commentary on the mathematical chapter of the Âryabhatîya
Dispelling mathematical doubts. Assessing the mathematical correctness of algorithms in Bhâskara’s commentary on the mathematical chapter of the Âryabhatîya By Agathe Keller Published…
The Development of the Sciences in China from the 4th to the End of the 12th Century
For the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the article covers mathematics, astronomy, medical sciences, pharmacology and agricultural techniques.
A ‘very curious Almanack’: the gift of Sir Robert Moray FRS, 1668
A ‘very curious Almanack’: the gift of Sir Robert Moray FRS, 1668 By Pamela Robinson Notes and Records of the Royal Society, Vol. 62:3…
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus By Julio Samso Journal of the History of Arabic Science, Vol. 3 (1979) Synopsis: Examines the…
Islamic Alchemy and the Birth of Chemistry
Examines the development of the science of chemistry in the Arabic world, from its religious and philosophical background, and focusing on two famous Islamic scholars – Jabir ibn Hayyan and Muhammad ibn Zakariyaa Razi.
Reading the Future and Freeing the Will: Astrology of the Arabic World and Albertus Magnus
Reading the Future and Freeing the Will: Astrology of the Arabic World and Albertus Magnus By Scott Hendrix Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate…
The Origin of the Astrolabe According to the Medieval Islamic Sources
The Origin of the Astrolabe According to the Medieval Islamic Sources By David A. King Journal of the History of Arabic Science, Vol. 5…
On the Mediaeval Arabic Knowledge of the Star Alpha Eridani
On the Mediaeval Arabic Knowledge of the Star Alpha Eridani By Paul Kunitzsch Journal for the History of Arabic Science, Vol.1 (1977) Synopsis: Examines the…
Nicolaus Copernicus, Astronomer and Physician
Examines the life and career of Nicolaus Copernicus, emphasizing his role as a doctor.
Interreligious Transfers in the Middle Ages: The Case of Astrology
This article describes the discipline of astrology as an example of manifold interreligious contacts and transfers in the Middle Ages.
Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time: John of Rupecissa in the Late Middle Ages
Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time: John of Rupecissa in the Late Middle Ages By Leah DeVun Columbia University Press, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-231-14538-1 In…